On this day, Li Shao was off duty. Just as he walked out of the gate of the Xuanwu Army Guard House and was about to get on the carriage, he was stopped by someone.

The one who stopped him was a middle-aged man, dressed like a butler of a wealthy family. He smiled and bowed to Li Shao, "Master Li, my master wants to discuss something with you. The carriage is ready. Please come in."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the carriage beside him.

Where did this person come from? He was talking to himself, which was really inexplicable. Li Shao frowned, "Who is your master? What do you want from me?"

"You'll know when you get in the carriage. It's not convenient to talk here."

Seeing that he was evasive and didn't tell directly who was looking for him, Li Shao didn't have the patience to waste time with him and turned around to get on his own carriage.

Deng He was anxious now, and hurriedly grabbed the corner of Li Shao's clothes, whispering: "My master is the Minister of Personnel Deng Kaicheng, Lord Deng, Lord Li, please stay."

Li Shao knew who Deng Kaicheng was, and wondered why this person from the Ministry of Personnel was looking for him, and why he was being so mysterious about it.

A fourth-rank official had someone wait for him at the gate of the Xuanwu Army. It would seem disrespectful if he didn't go, and Li Shao was also a little curious about what he wanted to do with him.

Then she said to Ah Cheng, "I still have some things to do and will be back later. You go home first and tell your husband that he doesn't need to wait for me for dinner."

"Yes, sir."

Then Li Shao nodded to Deng He and said, "Don't just stand there, let's go."

After saying that, he got on the Deng family's carriage. Soon the carriage arrived at a teahouse, and under the leadership of Deng He, they entered a private room.

There was a middle-aged man sitting at the table drinking tea. Although he was a little fat, one could tell from his eyes and brows that he must have been a handsome man when he was young.

When he saw Li Shao, he stood up and said with a smile: "Captain Li is really a busy man. It's not easy to invite him in! Come in and take a seat."

Li Shaoyi bowed and said, "Greetings, Lord Deng. I wonder why Lord Deng wants me here?"

"Sit down and have a cup of tea. We can talk slowly. There's no need to call me Lord Deng. It's too formal. Just call me Uncle Deng."

After the servant poured tea for Li Shao, he left, leaving only the two of them in the room.

Li Shao thought it was quite mysterious. There were only two of them, and it was like a secret conversation. What about Uncle Deng? He had no shortage of elders.

He smiled and said, "I dare not. Lord Zheng is much higher than me. It is better to call you Lord Deng."

Seeing how ungrateful he was, Deng Kaicheng couldn't help but feel displeased, thinking that Li Shao was really a blockhead.

I am a fourth-rank official who is showing goodwill to a small lieutenant, but he still doesn't take advantage of me. What the hell is he calling me Lord Deng? A warrior is a warrior!

But thinking about Lord Zheng's instructions to him to win over Li Shao to their camp, he had to do what the Lord had instructed him to do!

He still looked amiable, and said with a smile: "Okay, you can call me whatever you want. I called you here today for no other reason. I value and appreciate talents the most. I admired you the first time I saw you at the imperial examination ceremony."

"I have heard a lot about your deeds in the army these days. You have fought all over the Shenwu Army and are considered the best in the Shenwu Army. So I want to get closer to you."

"Thank you for your praise, sir. However, I am not the best in the Shenwu Army. There are many talented people in the army. The few times we competed with each other were just a gesture of humility among the brothers."

"Hahaha, young man, don't be so modest. I heard that you only have a wife and two children at home?"

"This is too little. A grown man should have three wives and four concubines, so that he can have many children and a prosperous family. In the future, your family business will have someone to inherit."

The old man was getting more and more outrageous. Li Shao suddenly felt very regretful. He shouldn't have come to see him out of curiosity today and listen to him fart here.

But she still maintained basic courtesy, "My husband followed me when I was little, and he also suffered a lot, and he also gave me two lovely and obedient children. Having the three of them in my life is enough."

Deng Kaicheng was speechless after hearing this. He thought that I asked you to come here today because I wanted to marry my concubine's daughter to you, and you just came with the three of them.

But after all, he had been in the officialdom for so many years, so Deng Kaicheng just ignored what Li Shao had said and continued, "You are wrong to think so. You are still young and have a good relationship with your husband. In a few years, you will know how good the young girls and boys are out there."

"Also, for those of us in the officialdom, marrying is not just about beauty. Many officials in the court are related by marriage. This way, you will have many friends and relatives, and your career path will be smoother. Do you think I am right?"

After saying this, he looked at Li Shao with a meaningful smile, waiting for him to come to his senses and take the initiative to ask for progress.

But Li Shao didn't see that he wanted to propose marriage to him. He just thought that this greasy middle-aged man came to him just to tell him about the so-called official career? Then his official career was not suitable for Li Shao.

Li Shao thought that in order to end the conversation as quickly as possible, he should not refute him, otherwise the two of them would probably talk for a long time. After he finished talking, he could go home, so he said perfunctorily: "I've learned your lesson."

Seeing that he was not getting the point, Deng Kaicheng decided to get straight to the point. "It just so happens that I have a concubine's daughter in my family. She is actually raised by my wife since she was a child. She is only fifteen years old. Although she is not as beautiful as a flower, she is also beautiful, dignified and virtuous."

"When I met you today, I couldn't help but admire your talent. I wanted to marry her to you as your equal wife. After she gets married, she will definitely respect her husband and take good care of the two children. She won't be jealous. What do you think?"

Although he said what he thought, Deng Kaicheng didn't think Li Shao would refuse.

If, when he was a sixth-rank official, an official of the fourth rank offered to marry his daughter to him, he would have been so happy that he would have kowtowed and called him father-in-law.

Unexpectedly, Li Shao refused without even thinking about it: "Thank you for your kindness, Lord Deng, but I have never thought of marrying a second wife."

"What?! You don't want to?" Deng Kaicheng looked at him in disbelief, with anger in his tone. Even though he was pushing him so hard, he was still not happy!

"Yes, Lord Deng, I have no intention of remarrying."

Deng Kaicheng frowned and said, "You have to think carefully. This is an opportunity that others can't even ask for."

"If you become my son-in-law, I will definitely make some plans for you in the officialdom in the future. Do you really want to be so disrespectful to me?"

There was a threat in his words.

Unexpectedly, Li Shao was not afraid of him at all, and laughed, "If a man wants to be promoted, of course he should rely on himself. If he relies on women to get to the top, what's the difference between him and the girls in the brothel?"

"No, there is a difference. The girls were forced. If I did that, it would be voluntary, which is worse than the girls in the brothel. Tell me if I am right."

"You!" Deng Kaicheng was so angry at these words that he almost fell over, his chest heaving violently.

At this time, he covered his chest with one hand, pointed at Li Shao with the other hand and said: "Okay, okay, okay, okay, you Li Shao, I have good intentions, it's fine if you don't appreciate it, but you still humiliate me like this, you just wait!"

Li Shao was too lazy to continue watching his performance. He stood up and said with a smile: "I'll wait for you. But it seems that we two are not on the same page today. I will not stay any longer. Thank you for the tea." Then he turned and left the house.

Seeing that he left so cleanly and without taking him seriously at all, Deng Kaicheng was so angry that he swept all the tea sets on the table to the ground.

Deng He, who was outside the house, heard the noise and ran into the house, only to see his master, who looked extremely angry, with the floor in a mess.

Deng He calmed him down and said, "What happened? Master, please don't get angry. Anger is harmful to your health. How did that Lord Li offend you?"

Deng Kaicheng panted heavily and said viciously: "Prepare the car immediately, I want to see Lord Zheng!"

This Li Shao not only did not give him face, but also spoke wildly and insulted him. It would be a disaster to recruit such a person.

He would go to see Lord Zheng immediately. Since he couldn't be used by them, he would suppress him. He would make Li Shao pay the price for what he said!

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